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Theatrical anecdotes exit stage left

Radio plays and sitcoms have been produced in much the same way for nearly a century.

Those baggy-suited variety acts, huddled behind vintage Marconi microphones, would feel quite at home in a modern studio. But over a year ago we had to learn how to record shows from home while connected to each other

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